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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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